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	From anxious beginner to Ironman, former mayor shares swimming journey Stuff.co.nz - 3 hours ago (Stuff.co.nz) From barely being able to propel a flutterboard through the water to conquering six Ironman triathlons, a former Carterton mayor says swimming changed his life. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	The moment Titmus knew she was ready to retire Sydney Morning Herald - 1 Nov (Sydney Morning Herald) Ariarne Titmus opens up about the moment she realised she did not want to continue on with her swimming career. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Sydney Morning Herald Sport



	Can you sponsor water safety classes for a child near you? Stuff.co.nz - 1 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) More than 3000 kids have been allocated safe swimming lessons thank to your support. But we need more. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Watercare apologises for contaminating oyster farms, farmers claim they're 'box ticking' RadioNZ - 31 Oct (RadioNZ) About half an olympic swimming pools worth of wastewater has overflowed into the Mahurangi River. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	‘One last dive’ and a father and daughter were fighting for their lives Stuff.co.nz - 29 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Erron Jones is sharing their story to raise awareness about what he sees as a decline in basic swimming and survival skills. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Mollie O unleashes another record-breaking swim Sydney Morning Herald - 25 Oct (Sydney Morning Herald) Australian swimming superstar Mollie O`Callaghan breaks her own short-course 200-metre freestyle world record at a World Cup meet in Canada. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Sydney Morning Herald Sport



	Why I should have been able to save myself from drowning Stuff.co.nz - 25 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Marc Greenhill needed a cancer-stricken friend to rescue him, due to a negative experience with swimming lessons as a child. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Can you help get a child life-saving water safety skills? Please donate now Stuff.co.nz - 24 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Over 2000 kids across NZ have now been allocated safe swimming lessons thank to your support. But we need more. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	How Olympic swim champ is sprinting towards Brisbane 2032 – when he will be 38 Sydney Morning Herald - 22 Oct (Sydney Morning Herald) A Paris Olympics phenom believes the growing popularity of a fledgling discipline holds the key to taking sprint swimming into the future. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Sydney Morning Herald Sport



	Men over 45 and North Islanders, you’re more likely to drown. You can change that Stuff.co.nz - 19 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) More than 130,000 Kiwi kids have never had a swimming lesson. A new campaign aims to raise funds to get more kids safely in the water. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General